Despite her frail old age, Pearl Buck still shocks and surprises friends with her bizarre life choices. Read by Lindsay Duncan. Show more

Liberated by the commercial success of her novels, Pearl Buck's private life begins to fall apart. Read by Lindsay Duncan. Show more

Marrying in haste and soon repentful, Pearl Buck discovers that writing lets her escape from her difficulties. Read by Lindsay Duncan. Show more

How novelist Pearl Buck's missionary family faced violence and famine in early 20th-century China. Read by Lindsay Duncan. Show more

American Pearl Buck's novels helped change western perceptions of China forever. Lindsay Duncan reads her astonishing story. Show more